Hanyu 1988 'Nice Butt'
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Full Proof Europe
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Distillery
Distillery status
Operational
Vintage
1988
Production Type
Single malt
Cask type
Butt
Region
Japan
Bottle count
534
Distillery
Hanyu
A Japanese malt distillery located in the town of the same name. It developed immense collectable status following its closure 2000 after the famous "Card" series was bottled by Ichiro's Malt. Believed to be lost forever, its former owners rebuilt it and distilling commenced again in 2021.
Founded
1941
Production type
Single malt
Company
Venture Whisky
A company set up in 2004 by Ichiro Akuto in order to obtain the stocks from his grandfather's former distillery, Hanyu. In 2008 it opened its own distillery called Chichibu, and markets its single malt as well as blends under the Ichiro's Malt banner.
Founded
2004
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